Conversations on Toronto's Don River Redevelopment

Join us for a dynamic panel discussion with author Jennifer L. Bonnell and the ROM's Curator of Climate Change Soren Brothers.

Co-presented by Museum of Toronto and Spacing Store

What is the future of Toronto's iconic Don River?

This talk explores the current revitalization project that is transforming the mouth of Toronto's Don River. Hear opinions and insights into innovative urban planning strategies, sustainable design concepts, and community-driven initiatives.

Engage with experts and community leaders at the forefront of this project, and gain a deeper understanding of the conversation shaping the future of Toronto's waterfront.

About Jennifer L. Bonnell and Soren Brothers

Jennifer Bonnell is a historian of public memory and environmental change in nineteenth and twentieth-century Canada. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at York University, where she teaches courses in Canadian, environmental and public history.She is the author of “Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto’s Don River Valley” and the editor, with Marcel Fortin, of “Historical GIS Research in Canada.” She is currently working on a new book project, titled “Foragers of a Modern Countryside: Honeybees, Agricultural Modernization and Environmental Change in the Great Lakes Region.”

Soren Brothers is the Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Soren’s research examines the effects of climate change on lakes, and how changes in aquatic systems can influence their greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. More broadly, he is interested in understanding how feedback loops and the transdisciplinary study of lakes can help us better understand and predict global tipping points that may accelerate anthropogenic climate change.

About the Museum of Toronto

We are Toronto's city museum. We offer experiences that tell the histories of Toronto. Enjoy our programming in our downtown exhibition space, throughout the city, and online.

Museum of Toronto is Getting Toronto, Together. We are made possible with the generous support of Diane Blake and Stephen Smith.

About the Spacing Store

Since 2004, Spacing magazine has been creating unique Toronto-centric merchandise, including the now iconic Toronto Subway Station buttons and magnets.

Opening in 2014, the Spacing Store has become to the go-to location for authentic merchandise that captures the spirit of Toronto and its neighbourhoods. We work directly with designers, artists, and makers who are producing unique objects that celebrate our city.

What is Toronto Gone Wild?

Toronto Gone Wild is our latest exhibition.

Toronto Gone Wild explores the city as a multi-layered habitat — starring the animals, plants, and insects that call Toronto home.

You will venture through different Torontonian terrains from city streets to burrows, hives, and nests, all seamlessly woven together in our downtown exhibition space.

See for yourself just how much we share with our animal neighbours in the struggle for food, housing, and community. You may have more in common with that white squirrel at Trinity Bellwoods than you think.